Tomato Florentine Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 1/4 cups onions, finely chopped
• 2/3 cup celery, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup water
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2/3 cup small shell pasta, uncooked
• 2 cups fresh spinach, bagged and prewashed
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat. add onion and celery; cook 7 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently.
• 2 stir in garlic, cook 1 minute.
• 3 add water, broth, tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• 4 bring to a simmer, cook 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 5 stir in pasta and cook 8 minutes.
• 6 add spinach, cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts and pasta is done.
• 7 stir in salt and pepper.
• 8 divide soup evenly among 4 bowls, top with cheese. serving size: 1 3/4 cups soup and 1 tablespoon cheese.